APU GOALS FOR THE PORTFOLIO PROCESS

For you:

1. Personal growth through reflection and self assessment
2. Increased independence as you chart and carry out plans for individualized learning
3. Awareness that education is a process that occurs within and outside of the classroom
4. Opportunity to demonstrate degree of mastery of university-designated competencies
5. Introduction to the ongoing process of developing and updating a professional portfolio which may be used later for purposes of employment or application to graduate programs

For the faculty:

1. Increased sensitivity to different learning styles and needs
2. Tool for more effective advising
3. More comprehensive basis on which to assess your mastery of competencies
4. Foundational information for program assessment.